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- General Dhiraj Seth took charge as the 31st Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) on June 30, 2026, succeeding General Upendra Dwivedi.
- Skyroot Aerospace announced the launch window for Mission Aagaman, the maiden test flight of Vikram-1, India's first private orbital rocket.
- Vikram-1 is a multi-stage launch vehicle designed to place up to 350 kg of payload into Low Earth Orbit (LEO) at an altitude of 450 km.
- ACME Green Molecules Business signed India's first long-term global agreement to supply 100,000 tonnes of green methanol per year to Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company of Japan.
- Green methanol is a low-carbon fuel produced from renewable feedstocks and is used in industries and maritime transport.
- The World Health Organization (WHO) added the first molecular diagnostic test for the Bundibugyo Ebola virus to its Emergency Use Listing (EUL).
- The Bundibugyo Ebola virus is one of the species that causes Ebola virus disease (EVD) and differs from the more common Zaire Ebola virus.
- World Zoonoses Day is observed every year on 6 July to raise awareness about diseases that spread between animals and humans.
- The theme for the year 2026 is "One World, One Health: Prevent Zoonoses."
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